"The awful phantom of the hungry poor."
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19th-century poets from the United StatesDetective fiction authorsPoets from MassachusettsPeople from MaineNovelists from Massachusetts
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A Winter’s Night (sonnet).
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Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford
Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford (April 3, 1835 – August 14, 1921) was a notable American writer remembered for her novels, poems and detective stories.
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